Stirring device.



G. H. ANTHONY.

STIRRING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED 11.42.28. 1912.

1,048,025, Patented Dec.24,1 912.

by W 4] Inventor Attorneys UNITED, strArEs *PALIENT onricn.

CHARLES H. ANTHONY, or ST. JAMES, vrissou'nr. 1

srrnnrne DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent. 7

Application .filed'Marcl 28, 1912. Serial No. 686,871.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that 1, CHARLES H. AN- TI-IONY, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. James, in the county of- Phelps and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Stirring Device, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to stirring devices, and has for its object to provide a novel andcollapsible or knock-down stirring de-, 'vice which may be appliedto kettles and other containers for stirring the contents thereof when being boiled or cooked, and

I to provide means whereby the said device 1 nation of parts set forth in the following description and pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the ac- 1 the bead of thekettle' to retain the bar 8 r in position, as will be understood.

companying drawings illustrating the in vention, and wherein--.

. Figure 1 is a perspective view of the stlrrlng devlce, parts being broken away.-

Figs. 2 and 3 are'perspectiveviews of the lower paddles. Figs. 4 to 8, incluslve, are fragmental views of details.

Referring specifically to the drawings,

wherein similar reference characters denote corresponding parts, the numeral 8 designates a cross bar which is adapted to seat on'the edges of a kettle. -This bar ,8 is provided atone end with a catch or hook 15 having the shank thereof passing through the said bar and screw threaded with a thumb nut 16 on the screw threaded end 7 thereof and bearing on the bar 8.

crank lever 17 is pivoted in an open slot 19 in the other end of the bar, as designated by the numeral 18,, and the depending arm Bell of the said lever is provided with a catch or hook 20 cooperating with or complementing the catch or hook 15 for engaging A vertical shaft 9, which is squaiein cross section, hasaprimary reduced portion 4L4 at its upper endand also a secondary Patented Dec. 24, 1912.,

reduced portion l0, and directlybelowthe said reduced portions the shaft is provided with a transverse opening 21 extending therethrough, while in the lower end of the ing. The primaryireduced portion A is circular in cross section and is journaled in a circular opening 43 in the central portion of the bar 8,and a secondaryreduced shaft are provided intersecting cross slots 39 and 40, which provide a cruciform openportion ,lOis square ornon-circular in cross section. A crank 11 has 'a square socket or opening 42in its inner end receiving the secondary reduction 10 from the shaft 9 and abuts or seats against the primary reduct'ionAc l, a pin 12 being passed through the inner end of the crank'andthe secondary reduction 10 to retain the crank in position on the upper end of the shaft. The pri mary reduction 44 is of a length equal to the thickness of the bar-7 and the shoulder formed'by the primary reduction abuts or bears against the lower face or bottom of the bar 8, while the inner end of the crank 11, which is offset downwardly,seats on or contacts. with the upper face ortop of the said bar. In this mannerfthe shaft 9is held in position for rotary movement. A

screw or wrist pin 13 is secured to theouter end of the crank 11, and oneend of thefrod 14 is attached thereto. This rod l tmay be of any suitablelength, and permits the crank llto be rotated from a position-atany suitable distanceto one side of the kettle.

A. pair of arms 22 the transverse opening 21 in the, shaft 9 in opposite directions' and overlap each other, the arm 22 being arranged uppermost while the arm 23 is arranged lowermost.v Pins 25 are insertible through the said arms 22 and 23 at the respective sides of the shaft 9, the said arms being provided with openings 24 to receive the said pins. If desired, the said arms may be provided with a series of such openings in order to permit .the arms to be moved longitudinally relative' to each other for various adjustments,

thus distending or retracting the outer ends 1' These arms 22 and 23 I are arranged loosely in the opening '21 in of the said arms.

order to permit them to slide transversely therethrough. The lower arm 23 is provided while'the upper arm 22 is provided witha lower extension 27 at its outer end, the outer end of each of the said arms being provided and '23 passthroughr with an upper extension 26 at its outer end,

with a slot or mortise 28 for the reception of the tenon or tongue 30 of the paddle 31. The pins or other securing members 32 are passed through the outer ends of the arms and through the tenons or tongues 30 to at tach the paddles 31 to the arms. These paddles 31 are provided with openings, and when the shaft 9 is rotated are made to rotate therewith for stirring the contents of the kettle at the upper end of the same, and the arms 22 and 23 being slidably disposed in the opening 21 in the shaft permit the paddles to be adjusted transversely or radially of the shaft to accommodate the kettle. as will be understood.

A paddle 33 fits in the cross slot 40 in the lower end of the shaft 9 and has a re cessed or cut away portion 35 in its upper edge receiving the shaft and also an open slot 36 in its lower edge, which slot registers with the slot 39. A second paddle 34; fits in the slot 39 and the slot 36, and is arranged at right angles to the paddle 33, the paddle 34: having an open slot 38 in its upper edge receiving the former paddle and having a recessed or cut away portion 37 in its upper edge at the outer end of the slot 38, which recessed or cut away portion receives the shaft 9. The upper and lower edges of the transverse paddles 33 and 34 are arranged in common planes, and the paddles are frictionally held in the lower end of the shaft 9 in the manner described, the transverse slots 39 and 40 forming fingers 41 which extend or fit in the corners between the said paddles, and which fingers terminate short of the lower edges of the paddles. In assembling the paddles 33 and 34 with the shaft 9, the paddle 33 is first inserted into the slot 40, the shaft being received by the recessed or cut away portion 35, which will constrain the paddle 33 against lateral displacement and thereby retain the slot 36 in registration or coincident wit-h the slot 39 in the shaft 9. The paddle 34 is then inserted into the registering slots 39 and 36, and the two paddles 33 and 3 1 are thus readily attached to the 'lower end of the said shaft.

In use, the bar 8 is secured on the kettle, which will bring the paddles 31, 33 and 34; within the kettle, the latter paddles being arranged adjacent the bottom of the kettle, and the operator by grasping the free end of the bar 14: may conveniently rotate the crank 11, which will cause the shaft 9 to be rotated in order to stir the contents of the kettle by means of the paddles. This device permits the operator to stir the contents of the kettle at a suitable distance to one side of the same in order to prevent his hands from being scalded or otherwise injured. This device is particularly adapted for use in stirring apple butter, but it is understood that the same may be used for various other purposes of like character. When the device is not in use, the same may be readily dismantled or collapsed, this be ing effected by removing the pin 12 from the crank 11 and the secondary portion 10 of the shaft 9 which will permit the crank to be removed, and thereby permit the shaft to be drawn from the bar 8. The pins 25 are then removed from the arms 22 and 23, which will permit the arms to be withdrawn from the shaft 9, and the paddles 33 and 34: may also be disengaged from the lower end of the shaft 9. In this manner the device may be compactly stored or shipped, and may be readily erected when desired, the device being substantial when erected, and being simple and inexpensive in construction. The paddles, arms 22 and 23, the shaft 9, the crank 11, and the bar 1 1 may all be constructed of wood if so desired, and preferably so, but it is understood that various other materials may be employed in the construction thereof. The device is readily applicable to the kettle by means of the catches 15 and 20, and may be used on various kettles. This device may also be constructed in various sizes, proportions, and styles, as will be apparent to those familiar in the art. It is further understood that this invention is otherwise susceptible of alteration in its details within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. A collapsible stirring device embodying a shaft adapted to be suspended in various vessels and having a transverse opening therethrough, a pair of arms overlapping each other and having their overlapped portions passing slidably through the said opening, means for adjustably locking the said arms together and paddles carried by the outer ends of the said arms.

2. A collapsible stirring device embodying a vertical shaft adapted to be suspended in various vessels and having a transverse opening therein, a pair of arms overlapping each other and having their overlapped portions passing slidably through the said open ing, pins insertible through the said arms to adjustably lock them together, and paddles carried by the outer ends of the said arms.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

, CHARLES H. ANTHONY.

IVitnesses FRANK BILLER, ADOLPH Mt'ILLER.

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